The life and times of Daisy & her sister Holly and their efforts to confound Old Two Legs.
Helped along by a family of Ferrets who are studying to become full time Woofers!

Thursday, 12 December 2013

TM's Got The Sniffles and Mr B Escapes!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles here again!

The last few days have been frosty and very misty and today is no exception! Old Two Legs came out of the house with us on our lead and Snowflake in her travel cage and because we were pulling a bit, he skated the whole length of the path!

It was a good job the car was there or he could have ended up half way down the road!

Down on the Sea Wall the mist was not so thick as on the road going there, and the sun lit up the trees and the mist.

I see no Rabbits!

Miss Sneaky Snowflake had done her sneaky trick of getting into OTL's pocket again but this morning she had left her tail hanging out!

My Tail feels Cold!

Down on the beach we tried to get the that super sniff and have another roll but OTL spotted what we were doing and came charging down the beach growling at us! So that was 'Good Bye' to that sniff!

We couldn't see Sheerness across the water but we could hear it, there was one ship that kept on sounding the fog horn but the shore based fog horn was silent, for a change!

A sort of Dickensian Scene, now, where's Magwitch!

Snowflake wasn't too impressed with the scene, all she could do was complain about the cold wet sea shells and how it all was just too cold on her tummy!

I Don't Do Cold & Damp and this beach is Cold & Damp!

Back home we greeted TM back from the Parlour and went Ooooo! and Aaaah! and Sooooper!

What did we get in return? ....................... DOGGY SCOFF!

It is bad enough having to cancel a trip to see Alun & Glynis that was planned today. We can't go 'cos TM has a rotten cold and is sniffling and sneezing all over the place. So, not wishing to give it to anyone, the visit is called off until next year!

We are all staying away from her 'cos we don't want to catch anything nasty before Christmas and the ferrets are running away to hide every time she comes into the office 'cos they can catch a cold from the Two Legs!

Mostly we are staying away from her 'cos she has served up DOGGY SCOFF, YUK! YUK! YUK!

No cuddles for her today!

Mr Brambles is full of life today and has been chasing around the office, in and out of the drawers in the office, throwing everything out onto the floor! Then he's getting lost behind all of OTL's photography stuff, tripods and lighting stuff!

OTL has got a big cardboard box that once he has emptied of stuff, he will make into an 'Adventure Playground' with inside tunnels and secret rooms to hide in and places full of scrunched up paper where the ferrets can bury themselves! Just in case though, the roof will be able to be opened, in case the ferrets get stuck or lost!

As if!

Come our lunch time walk, Mr Brambles was bashing on his door and saying that he is going crazy stuck in the cage all day. So, OTL relented and said that if he was a good boy then he could come out with us for a walk.

Having been told how to by Snowflake, he was soon trying out the 'Pocket Trick'!

I suppose it will be OK if it rains!

Down on the beach he had a great time running over the sea shells and sniffing all the sniffs he has missed for the last week and a bit!

....and this one...and this one....and this one!

Then he joined us in a 'Dig', Holly and I found a soft spot and were going like the clappers, so Mr Brambles decided to have his own hole and proceeded to shovel sand for all he was worth!

I've really missed hole digging!

We were steaming and even OTL had to admit it was a 'Serious Hole'!

This is a Two Doggy Hole!

On the way back to the car Mr Brambles was almost beside himself with pleasure, running and jumping all over the place, even his tail was up in 'Super Fluffy' mode!

You don't get fluffier than and Excited Ferret!

He said he couldn't remember the time when he had been so happy having a run! You know, he even chased us along the path laughing all the way!

Back home we all crashed out for a 'Before Dinner Snooze', not sure what is on the menu but what ever it is, it's just got to be better than Doggy Scoff!

3 comments:

Good to hear Mr B got out for a walk today, looks like he really enjoyed himself. Love your 2 dog hole, it's brilliant. Sorry to hear TM is serving you up doggy scoff, you poor girls. Maybe if you give her cuddles and help her get over her cold she'll serve up chicken or hearts. Lovely pics again today. Happy muggings tonight girls :) xxx

Good for Mr B finally got to the beach and pocket. Hope TM will be well for Saturday or is she making other plans? Lovely pictures and plan for an adventure playground, it is all fun, fun, fun, in your household. Hope food improves, got to keep your strengths up in the cold murky weather. Hugs xxxx

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About Me

Hello, my name is Daisy and I was taken away from
Mum and Dad by Old Two Legs and The Missus one cold dark evening. It was a bit
traumatic at the time but we all soon settled down and everything is OK now.

My sister Holly came to live with us about a year later and between the pair of us we manage to keep these Two Legs in line!

In December 2012, we were joined by Snowflake, a little ferret we found in our garden. She had her own home in OTL's office called Snowy Heights!

Then in July 2013 Mr Brambles, a super Sandy Hob Ferret, came to live with us and be a mate for Snowflake. We sadly lost Mr Brambles to old age in September 2015. A gentle ferret who will be missed terribly. We also lost Miss Snowflake in November 2015. She has left a big hole in our hearts, she was a real Daddy's Girl to the end.

There arrived two new ferrets in August 2015, Miss May and Miss April who are sisters, born in 2013, we think! They were full of fun and mischief and kept up the tradition of pinching our biscuits, just like Brambles did!

Sadly Miss April contracted Cardiomyopathy, which is a heart condition. She died in September 2016 and is resting in a flower pot in the garden with Snowflake and Brambles.

We were down to two ferrets and an empty cage but that didn't last long, a brother and sister ferrets needed a 'Forever Home' and Fred & Wilma moved in. They are about two and a half years old, so they were born 2012/2013. Fred is a gentle soul who loves cuddles with OTL and Wilma a bossy sister but loves OTL! We reckon them to be Polecat Coloured Ferrets.

It was a shock when Wilma was attacked by a dog and unfortunately died of shock a few hours later. Like Snowflake, Brambles and April, she is also sleeping in a flower pot in our garden.

Fred was not happy about being on his own and he was introduced to Wendy, a Polecat Coloured Ferret who found her way to the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue.

Introductions went well to begin with but within a day or so she began instructing Fred on just who was really in charge!

We had something similar with Miss May who lost her sister to Cardiomyopathy (Weak Heart). Miss May is a feisty young lady and she was introduced to Eric de Ferret while we were down at the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue and although she tried to be a bit bossy, he was having none of it! He may only be six months old but her didn't back down and the pair came to an agreement!

So young Eric moved in and they both started to learn how to get on together!

OTL takes us walking every day and we have 'Adventures'! The Missus feeds us, so, what more can a pair of puppies and family of fun loving ferrets ask for?